Amaryllis time again

This bulb was given to me last Christmas by my sister in law. It was gorgeous , sitting in our sunny front window. I do need to get a better photo of it as the angle was poor and the furniture behind it shows in the picture . I shall do better in future. It is time to buy some Amaryllis bulbs for people again now as they will hope to have them in bloom for Christmas.

This little piece was almost all turned applique with a wee bit of fusible work for small details- stamens and pistil for example. I LOVE flowers and I LOVE applique. It takes very little to keep me happy : )